Victoria’s best landscape architecture projects have been recognised at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) 2018 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards. The jury reviewed projects from across Melbourne and regional Victoria across 13 categories, with a total of 29 projects gaining recognition. The award winners were announced at an event…
The 12th annual Sydney Architecture Festival returns to the heart of the city this September, with events unfolding over four days from Friday 28 September until Monday 1 October 2018. The Festival presents a program of talks, tours and exhibits exploring ‘what makes a building truly great’ from Saturday 29…
The spectacular sweeping views from Sydney’s Lavender Bay have inspired generations of artists but none more influential than the bohemian community drawn to the bay during the 70s and 80s. Opening at the Museum of Sydney on 1 September, Bohemian Harbour – artists of Lavender Bay exhibition focuses on the harbourside haven which became the home…
Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), Dr Gene Sherman AM has announced the inaugural SCCI Architecture Hub 2018 with a notable line up of international and local guests. Dr Sherman says, “After thirty-one years of exhibition making, first at Sherman Galleries (1986–2007)…
BRISBANE will take ‘One Eco Step’ this September, as it plays host to Australia’s largest consumer sustainability expo in a move to help save the world. Running from September 14 to 16, the inaugural Brisbane Eco Expo will join the global fight against climate change and increased health concerns to…
Creating greater transparency in Melbourne’s planning system would benefit all three main stakeholders – the public, developers and government – to create better, more inclusive cities. That is one of the strongest messages from the recent Collectivity Talks – Ethical Cities panel discussion held as part of Open House Melbourne…
Stories of Australian identity and history will be narrated through a rich display of design objects as part of Design Storytellers: The Work of Broached Commissions. From Chen Lu’s lantern inspired by the life of Australia’s first female convict Mary Bryant to a free-standing whisky bar designed by Naihan Li in response…
A standing camp, providing accommodation and communal facilities for tour guides and walkers in Mount William National Park, wukalina, Tasmania, Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra and Melbourne Innovation Precinct are among the projects from Australia shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2018 – the world’s biggest architectural awards programme….
The Australian Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2018 International Chapter Architecture Awards at a special ceremony officiated by Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, Bruce Gosper, on Friday 20 July. The Awards recognise projects located beyond Australia’s borders by members of the Australian Institute of Architects. From a…
Held on 26 July, The Living Cities Forum 2018 invited local and international architects and global design thinkers to discuss the role of architecture in shaping society. In the afternoon session, the topic of ‘Frameworks and platforms’ was broached by Carme Pinós (of Estudio Carme Pinós, Spain) and Nicholas Lobo Brennan (of Apparata,…
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